World League

To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rogério Vidal kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Vitória StrikerS™'s Luke Bush threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rogério Vidal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vitória StrikerS™ were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after T H F C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rogério Vidal took the corner. Vitória StrikerS™'s Rosendo Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Midgley in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, T H F C's Jeffrey Inman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rosendo Oinatz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Aldaír Perdigão kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 23 minutes, Rogério Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vitória StrikerS™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute of the match, Avery Novak got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luke Bush was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Rogério Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Luke Bush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronan Sugden hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Luke Bush made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Avery Novak sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, Vitória StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Franz Midgley came free, but Rosendo Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Vidal scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Bush, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 35th minute Matt Friend shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute T H F C were awarded a corner. Daniel Gillow went to the cornerflag to take it. When Jeffrey Inman fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored T H F C's protests and gave Jeffrey Inman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeffrey Inman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosendo Oinatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 40th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franz Midgley was the one to do the kick off. Erlingur Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Luke Bush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. T H F C's Luke Bush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erlingur Haaland in the 54th minute of play. Rosendo Oinatz was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Franz Midgley capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Franz Midgley really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. T H F C's Luke Bush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avery Novak in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matt Friend got free with Rosendo Oinatz in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the T H F C defense, Erlingur Haaland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luke Bush. The T H F C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luke Bush should have stopped the shot. In the 65th minute, Erlingur Haaland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Erlingur Haaland got a free kick in the 66th minute. Luke Bush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Vidal in the 71st minute of play. Luke Bush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. T H F C's Orson Billington was substituted for Donny Beckwith. 81 minutes into the match, Avery Novak notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of T H F C's Luke Bush. Luke Bush was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shawn Coulson got free with Rosendo Oinatz in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute Rogério Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Bush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Samuel Shakespeare dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rosendo Oinatz, 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.